I was hoping to see a lot more ladies that I have been missing, but little time to plan, and little time to explore. I did however get to see Hemi_ and meet Lucine I had my children with my so we didnt actually get to go do anything super fun or crazy other than go to the convention. And Hemi was nice enough to tolerate my kids at breakfast.
My children had been talking for WEEKS about seeing Sean and Norman (actors Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus), and despite having VIP passes they still got less than 5 min total with the guys. My kids were more than ok with it, but considering that trip cost me a month’s pay check and vacation time I was a little disappointed.




And my favorite picture of the weekend (because MLK is my idol, and my son was so excited to see him)

Also My X joe came with us; ya know because he needs to fucking pee all over me and mark “his” territory so nobody else can even look at me. If you know our history at all you would know why “letting” come was just the easier option. When we were there he threw a couple of fits because I had friends there who I have seen in a while (and we talked like maybe 20 min total) and because usually when I go to conventions I am “Amelinda” and some people recognized me as that, and wanted pictures. I want to say like maybe 6 or 7 people total the whole weekend. This is a threat to him somehow. He did buy my boys a couple of things though, so that was nice.

It was also my sons 7th birthday. I cannot believe how fast time has gone. One thing he really wanted was to see Norman (see section above), so that is one reason why I caved to going to Portland. On his actually birthday I rented out the local aquarium and invited a few of his friends and some of our family. The sting rays are SO adorable. They want you to pet them so they come right up to you and wave. This place allows you stick your hand in the tank, so it was super fun for the little kids. (and maybe me)

I also had gotten my Lo a terrarium for his birthday to help keep his dragon egg warm…which had ironically hatched later than day. About a year ago my dad gave my boys a rock that is shaped like an egg, and they thought it was a dragon egg. A few days ago I dropped the egg and it chipped, when the boys saw the chip in it they assumed it meant the egg was hatching. They had been keeping the egg warm and checking on it regularly so I snuck away an bought the terrarium for the egg….and also bought a bearded dragon. They put the egg in the terrarium in a nest, and then later than night I swapped out the egg for the dragon lol. He is seriously so sweet.

At the end of March I was FINALLY able to head down to Utah to see my family there. I have a brother there, sis-n-law, and 3 nephews….last time I saw them I only had 2 nephews. My youngest nephew is now 18 months old and I just barely met him! He is so cute! All my nephews are cute, man I missed them so much! I am going to try and plan trips more regularly down there. Might have to quit my other travels but its worth it to not miss out on my nephews growing up.

Easter
On Easter I pretended I had to work. My mom picked up my kids and went to my grandmas house…I stayed home and slept. But before that there was this

The Walking Dead season 3 ended Easter weekend. I have been reading the comics for years and fell in love with the show. Now that the season is over I am missing it. So I was watching some bonus material of the Talking dead on youtube which led me to a video from a convention…please jump ahead to minute 3:03

And then this video from a press conference…please jump ahead to min 17:15
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=6vCAe_lbf2U[/YOUTUBE]
but ahem..this is how it really went… please jump to min 10:54, and 15:35
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2G1HRZRitg [/YOUTUBE]

and the back ground story to before he even got it went nothing like me saying “I killed/chased a squirrel down with a shovel.” I actually thought it was a funny story because he was more amazed that I own a dehydrator than the fact that I gave him “squirrel” jerky…and also this took place not at the actual convention but in his room. If you don’t mind taking a trip back to my
Valentines day blog of 2012 you will notice one of my lays nicked named “skud,” which is the A-hole you are seeing in the videos. Really its not a big deal, and I think its kind of funny, plus I get that he has to have stories to tell at these conventions, but the first time I watched it and I heard him refer to me as just “some girl” and then in the second video being referred to as “strange girl” kind of stings a little. I am sure I will get over it lol.